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| adjustment |
the act or process of changing or fixing something. |
| Federal Trade Commission |
a U.S. agency whose duty is to investigate and prosecute illegal interstate trade practices such as false advertising and price-fixing. |
| FTC |
abbreviation of "Federal Trade Commission," a U.S. agency whose duty is to investigate and prosecute illegal interstate trade practices such as false advertising and price-fixing. |
| hardware |
tools and equipment used for making and fixing things. Hardware is usually made of metal. Bolts, screws, and hinges are pieces of hardware. [1/2 definitions] |
| legume |
any of the family of plants, including beans and peas, that bear their seeds and fruit in pods and have roots containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria. [1/2 definitions] |
| mordant |
to treat with a caustic chemical for the purpose of etching or of fixing a dye. [1/5 definitions] |
| restraint of trade |
restriction on the free flow of commercial goods, as by monopoly, price fixing, and other practices, in order to reduce competition. |
| serviceman |
a man in the business of fixing and maintaining equipment. [1/2 definitions] |
| sodium thiosulfate |
a white crystalline compound, used as a fixing agent in photography, and as a bleach and antichlor; sodium hyposulfite, hyposulfite, or hypo. |
| surgery |
the field of medicine that treats disease and injury by fixing or removing parts of the body. [1/2 definitions] |
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